Jump to content

Le Cambout

Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 2°36′33″W / 48.0594°N 2.6092°W / 48.0594; -2.6092
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Le Cambout
Ar C'hembod
Self-service shop in Le Cambout
Self-service shop in Le Cambout
Coat of arms of Le Cambout
Location of Le Cambout
Map
Le Cambout is located in France
Le Cambout
Le Cambout
Le Cambout is located in Brittany
Le Cambout
Le Cambout
Coordinates: 48°03′34″N 2°36′33″W / 48.0594°N 2.6092°W / 48.0594; -2.6092
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentCôtes-d'Armor
ArrondissementSaint-Brieuc
CantonLoudéac
IntercommunalityLoudéac Communauté - Bretagne Centre
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Pierrick Glais[1]
Area
1
18.02 km2 (6.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
411
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
22027 /22210
Elevation50–137 m (164–449 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Cambout (French pronunciation: [lə kɑ̃bu]; Breton: Ar C'hembod; Gallo: Le Canbót) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France, within easy reach of the towns of Josselin, Loudeac, and Pontivy.[3] Smaller villages around the area include Bréhan and Plumieux.

The commune is divided into many smaller settlements, among them Bourg, Bas Bourg, and Tréhorel.

Amenities

[edit]

The village of Le Cambout is served by a boulangerie and a tabac.

There is a church in the centre of the village and a separate, well-kept graveyard a little way off. There is a sports field to the west of the village and an area known as L'Étang de gué aux loupes which has facilities such as a lake, children's playground, camping facilities and Boules lanes. There are a number of British-owned gites in the village aimed at attracting foreign tourists to the area.

Population

[edit]
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962625—    
1968718+14.9%
1975599−16.6%
1982548−8.5%
1990549+0.2%
1999526−4.2%
2008499−5.1%

Inhabitants of Le Cambout are called Cambutiades in French.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ http://www.brittanycountrylife.com/location.html[permanent dead link]>
[edit]